ARTICLES 2008-2015

By Ronald Musoke The joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, has today launched a two-week online discussion (eDiscussion) to foster debate of how to tackle the HIV/AIDS pandemic after 2015. The thematic consultation is an open and inclusive online discussion targeting individuals, members of civil society, the academia, governments and …

By Joan Akello The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), with support from Hivos has launched the Uganda National Journalism Awards scheme. This award aims at inspiring young  Journalists to   embrace enterprise and investigative journalism; increase the quantity and quality of public affairs reporting and investigative journalism; promote accurate, knowledgeable, …

By Ronald Musoke Although, Mike Mukula, the Soroti Municipality MP’s conviction and sentence on Jan. 18 has been hailed by government as a step forward in the fight against corruption, his sentence has equally sparked off debate among Ugandans. Mukula was last Friday (Jan. 18) found guilty by the Anti-Corruption …

By Ronald Musoke The Global Fund that delivers money around the world to prevent and treat AIDS, TB and Malaria disbursed about US $ 3.3b (Ushs 8.25 trillion) last year according to preliminary estimates of the Fund’s unaudited accounts, a statement from the fund says. Although this was 26 percent …

By Rick Rowden Why the rumors of Africa’s explosive growth have been greatly exaggerated. Recent high growth rates and increased foreign investment in Africa have given rise to the popular idea that the continent may well be on track to become the next global economic powerhouse. This “Africa Rising” narrative …

By Haggai Matsiko Busiro East MP Medard Lubega Sseggona spoke to The Independent’s Haggai Matsiko about parliament and President Yoweri Museveni. As an MP who was at the forefront of the petition to recall parliament over the death of Butaleja MP Cerinah Nebanda, what was the driving force for you? …

By Agencies Researchers find link between brain infections and climate in sub-Saharan Africa The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked to climate. Hydrocephalus — …

By Haggai Matsiko The rebel MPs Museveni looks to purge as he hardens grip on party The effort which Uganda’s biggest political party, the NRM with its 262 majority in parliament, is investing to deal with less than five ‘errant’ MPs might be the latest sign of how the mighty …

By Ronald Musoke How corruption thrives as the rich and powerful delay justice Hearing of the corruption case against Geoffrey Kazinda, the former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister was scheduled to resume at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on Jan.7.  It failed – for the third …

By Joan Akello Is it the language or the product that matters in this high sales, low price segment? Six years ago, in 2007, Uganda’s leading vernacular newspaper, the Luganda language Bukedde, was selling an average of 14,000 copies daily. Its English language sister paper, The New Vision, was selling …